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The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the audiobook with exclusive online access to 10,000 more of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantly written stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influenced on our world.

Not Dead is a Survivalist Guide to Modern life for the weary Human. ​ Punks not dead but maybe Emo is. We're two 30 something's Cass and Ulfar try to make sense of what the hell is going on in the world. Covering why are humans so weird, what does the ending of Evangelion even mean, and are we old or are Emojis crap? ​They're here to help you navigate life with the odd tangent into film trivia and healthy tall person shaming. ​ New episodes every Monday; covering the weird, the outright ridiculous, and sometimes just shouting into the void.

"An Airman Left for Dead, and a Grainy Hint of Life" is from the August 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Sean D. Naylor and Christopher Drew and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"A Carnival of Life Flourishes in Kabul's Field of the Dead" is from the June 05, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Kristi Burns.

What to Expect When You're Dead chronicles the ways ancient peoples answered questions such as: How to achieve a good death and afterlife? What's the best way to dispose of a body? Do the dead face a postmortem judgement—and where do they end up? Do the dead have bodies in the afterlife—and can they eat, drink, and have sex? And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving?

Many of us often feel challenged by the question of what gives our lives true meaning. What are we searching for? How do we know we are on the right path? In Playing Dead, Robert Sheehan shares intimate reflections on his own search for purpose, looking back at this journey so far and sharing the lessons he has learnt along the way. Meditation is at the heart of Robert's route to awakening and here he reveals how we can welcome practice into our daily lives to nurture a quiet mind and content heart.

From Bob Beckel, the popular co-host of "The Five" on Fox News Channel, a deeply moving, redemptive memoir about his life as a political operative and diplomat, his long struggle with alcohol and drugs, and his unlikely journey to finding faith. Growing up poor in an abusive home, Bob Beckel...

The Arab Islamic world is known for religious extremism, ethnic conflicts, and, now, the overthrow of seemingly unshakable regimes—but if anything has become clear, it’s that our understanding of the region remains shrouded and incomplete. The seeds of revolution, radicalism...

This “inventive, poetic, vulnerable, and sincere” book from an acclaimed author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture (Kirkus). The Dead Don’t Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall’s return from...